Dumping trash illegally is obviously a no-no, but if you're going to do it, leaving your address all over the items you've discarded probably isn't the best idea.

That's what Frederick Tomlinson, of Queensland, Australia, came across in an area near his home. He heard about the piled-up garbage through Facebook and went with a friend to pick it up and properly dispose of it. (Kudos for being the good Samaritan, Tomlinson.)

Among the rubbish, they found a fish tank, children's report cards and other items that some people might have held dear. As they looked through the junk, Tomlinson noticed the same address on several things. That's when the friends made a bold decision: "We just assumed it must have bounced out of his truck so we returned it to its rightful owner," he told the media.

When they got to the house, with trash in tow, the man in question wasn't home. If he were, Tomlinson said he would've warned him of the penalty he could face since his address was all over everything. "I was going to say, 'Hey Mate, you're going to get a fine because there's so much stuff to identify you in here, why don't you take the stuff from me and take it to the dump?" But instead, Tomlinson and his pal left the man's "belongings" in his front yard.

This isn't the first time Tomlinson stepped in to clean up after other people. He told news outlets that he wants the land and surrounding greenery to be enjoyed by locals, so he often picks up any garbage he sees. "In the long run it wrecks it for us–eventually the government clamps down on outdoor activities entirely because it's too difficult to clean up after them..."

While he has properly disposed of discarded stuff before, he said this is the first time he has returned things to their owner. No word if Tomlinson and the trash dumper got in contact with each other yet.